Business & Leadership Archive

Even the most honest and sincere of people seem to have blind spots when it comes to their own sense of truthfulness. It was certainly true of medieval knights - who were notorious for breaking vows of loyalty when it was personally or politically expedient

You can't put the brakes on chivalry, decency, and integrity just because you think no one's watching when you've got a chance to snatch up a quick, unearned buck. Abandoning your own sense of honor just isn't worth the price.

Modern military psychology enables us to read medieval texts in a new way – giving us insight into the perception of violence in the Middle Ages in the general population and the use of lethal violence by knights

All businesses are trying to improve the world in one way or another, whether they recognize it or not. Even the most basic economic activities are worthy and important goals, but only if you value people.

Both trust and reputation—whether high or low—are expectations of future experience based on what is known about the past ... Every action the company takes, therefore, represents its core value system.

We’d have a lot more balanced people running the world if they based their leadership on calm-assertive energy. You see, animals don’t follow unstable pack leaders; only humans promote, follow and praise instability.

The reasons for taking the longer road are self-respect, character and dignity. Those of us who value chivalry and honor must go into our battles with open eyes so that we’re not caught by surprise when we come across the sleazy, dishonest path.